NewsGunmen Abduct BEDC Driver In Ondo, Demand N10m

Gunmen Abduct BEDC Driver In Ondo, Demand N10m

November 11, (THEWILL) – Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted a driver working with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), Seun Emmanuel.

Emmanuel was abducted on Tuesday, on Owo-Ifon Road in Ondo State while on an official assignment to Akure with the company’s manager in Ondo State.

THEWILL gathered that Emmanuel was abducted after his BEDC-branded van ran into the gunmen, who barricaded the road just before Elegbeka town on the Owo-Ifon Road.

The gunmen reportedly shot at the tyre of the van, and the vehicle somersaulted into the bush.

Sources in the area said the manager fell unconscious and the kidnappers left him for dead, but took the driver away to an unknown destination.

Onlookers rescued the manager from the scene after the hoodlums had left.

‘‘The bandits whisked the driver into the bush from where they demanded an initial ransom of N100 million from his family, but later settled for N10milion”, a source said.

Police spokesperson in Ondo State, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident, said the anti-kidnap unit of the police in the state had swung into action and would ensure Emmanuel’s rescue.

“We are working on the matter. Our men at the anti-kidnap unit are working towards rescuing the victim”, she said.

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